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Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
Dominican private university From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (English: Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra) or PUCMM is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic university in the Dominican Republic. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional degrees. It has three campuses: one in Santiago de los Caballeros, another in Santo Domingo and an extension in Puerto Plata.[1][2]
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History
The university is named after Pope John XXIII's encyclical Mater et Magistra,[2][3] meaning mother and teacher in Latin. At first, PUCMM offered faculties in law, education, and philosophy. Its recognition by the Dominican government came through Law 6150 on 31 December 1962.[4][1][5] In 1991, the institution was delegated with the responsibility for country domain registration.
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Rankings
PUCMM made the list of Quacquarelli Symonds' top Latin American universities in 2012.[6] It was ranked #1201-1400 globally in 2025 QS World University Rankings[7] and #161-170 out of the top 250 universities in Latin America and 5th on the Caribbean.[8] In 2023, the university received a ranking of two Palmes, representing a good business school with a regional influence.[9]
Divisions
- Faculty of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts[10][11]
- School of Architecture and Design
- School of Communications
- School of Law
- School of Education
- School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Languages
- School of Psychology
- School of Theology
- Department of General Studies
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